John Adams: I always want to write the best piece I have ever composed
10.04.2021Composer, conductor, and creative thinker—John Adams occupies a unique position in the world of American music. Among Adams’s works are… Continue reading
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Interview with conductor Nikita Sorokine: “Perception of thoughts expressed through music is an essential part of human nature”
19.02.2021Nikita Sorokin was born in Leningrad in 1990. In 2008, he Graduated from the Glinka Choral School as a choir… Continue reading
Kaija Saariaho: ‘Composing requires patience, but it is a magical thing and a great privilege’
08.02.2021Kaija Saariaho is one of the world’s most prominent and renowned composers who has made herself known both in opera… Continue reading
Thomas Ospital: When I play or improvise, I travel into a parallel world
05.02.2021Thomas Ospital is a French organist who has won many international competitions, has been an Organist-In-Residence in Maison de la… Continue reading
André dе Ridder on curating Musica Nova-2021: challenges, collaborations, and Polytopes
04.02.2021It is the third Musica Nova Festival for its Artistic Director André de Ridder, a specialist in contemporary music who… Continue reading
Making sense of the manuals: The VIII International Organ Festival “Mariinsky”
02.02.2021The New Year has come and in 2021 Mariinsky Theatre continues to impress with its programming, and the security of… Continue reading
Stravinsky’s journeys: the first part of ‘roaring through Paris’ makes a splash
01.02.2021Originally published in March 2018 at Art Around the Globe Vasily Petrenko/LPO (23 and 28 February 2018, soloists: Brantelid and… Continue reading
Interview with Sturdivant Adams
26.01.2021Sturdivant Adams is a young American composer who has studied at Columbia University (BA in Music) and University of Oxford… Continue reading
Tuning up to the unknown: the feast of sounds at Another Space Festival
26.01.2021One of the highlights of the musical year 2020 in Russia was undoubtedly the VII International Contemporary Music Festival Another Space that took… Continue reading
Mariss Jansons with Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Centre, 24th November 2017
26.01.2021Originally published on Art Around the Globe in Nobember 2017 On Friday the 24th November 2017 classical music lovers at… Continue reading